SB 343: "An Act changing the name of the Board of Game to the Board of Wildlife and relating to the purposes and membership of the Board of Wildlife; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 343 01 "An Act changing the name of the Board of Game to the Board of Wildlife and relating 02 to the purposes and membership of the Board of Wildlife; and providing for an effective 03 date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 16.05.221(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) For purposes of the multiple use, conservation, and development of all 07 [THE] game resources of the state, there is created a Board of Wildlife [GAME] 08 composed of nine [SEVEN] members appointed by the governor, subject to 09 confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. The 10 membership of the board, taken as a whole, shall directly reflect all of the 11 citizens' various uses of game for sport and subsistence hunting, trapping, 12 nonconsumptive uses, tourism, and scientific study in a comprehensive and fair 13 manner. The governor shall appoint each member on the basis of [INTEREST IN 14 PUBLIC AFFAIRS,] good judgment, interest in game, and predominant
01 involvement with an aspect of game resources, to ensure that each of the specified 02 diverse interests is represented [KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITY IN THE FIELD 03 OF ACTION OF THE BOARD, AND WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING 04 DIVERSITY OF INTEREST AND POINTS OF VIEW] in the membership. The 05 appointed members shall be residents of the state and shall be appointed without 06 regard to political affiliation or geographical location of residence. The commissioner 07 is not a member of the Board of Wildlife [GAME], but shall be ex officio secretary. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.221(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) Members of the Board of Wildlife [GAME] serve staggered terms of three 10 years and, except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), each member serves until a 11 successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the 12 Board of Wildlife [GAME] shall be made in the same manner as the original 13 appointment and, except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), an appointment to fill a 14 vacancy is for the balance of the unexpired term. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.320 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 16.05.320. Quorum. A majority of the members of a board constitutes a 17 quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of any duty, and for the 18 exercise of any power. However, a majority of the full board membership is required 19 to carry all motions, regulations, and resolutions. A majority of the members of the 20 boards of fisheries and wildlife [GAME] constitute a quorum for the transaction of 21 business in a joint board meeting. A majority of the membership of the boards is 22 required to carry all joint motions, regulations, and resolutions of the boards. 23 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.940(11) is amended to read: 24 (11) "domicile" means the true and permanent home of a person from 25 which the person has no present intention of moving and to which the person intends 26 to return whenever the person is away; domicile may be proved by presenting 27 evidence acceptable to the boards of fisheries and wildlife [GAME]; 28 * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 29 read: 30 REGULATIONS. The Department of Fish and Game and the Board of Game may 31 proceed to adopt regulations to implement this Act. The regulations take effect under
01 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) but not before the effective date of the 02 corresponding enabling statute. 03 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 04 read: 05 INSTRUCTION REGARDING BOARD OF GAME. Wherever in the Alaska 06 Statutes and the Alaska Administrative Code the term "Board of Game" is used it shall be 07 read as "Board of Wildlife" when to do so would be consistent with the changes made by this 08 Act. 09 * Sec. 7. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10 read: 11 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO REVISOR OF STATUTES CONCERNING 12 SPECIFIC REFERENCES. (a) The revisor of statutes shall change references to "Board of 13 Game" to read "Board of Wildlife" in the following statutes: 14 (1) AS 08.54.790(6); 15 (2) AS 16.05.050(b), 16.05.094, 16.05.255, 16.05.256, 16.05.258(a), 16 16.05.260, 16.05.305, 16.05.315, 16.05.330(c), 16.05.340, 16.05.346(a), 16.05.405, 17 16.05.408(a), 16.05.783, 16.05.930(d), 16.05.940; 18 (3) AS 16.20.033(f), 16.20.041(c), 16.20.080, 16.20.510, 16.20.610(c); 19 (4) AS 39.50.200(b)(41); 20 (5) AS 39.52.120(c); 21 (6) AS 41.21.022, 41.21.174(b), 41.21.176(c), 41.21.183(b), 41.21.187, 22 41.21.188(c), 41.21.302(d), 41.21.492(b), 41.21.504(b), 41.21.616; 23 (7) AS 41.23.030(c), 41.23.110, 41.23.120(c), 41.23.160(c), 41.23.420(d); 24 (8) AS 41.99.010; 25 (9) AS 44.39.030, 44.39.050; 26 (10) AS 44.62.330(a)(41). 27 (b) The revisor of statutes shall change the reference to "game" to read "wildlife" in 28 the catch line of AS 16.05.221. 29 (c) The revisor of statutes shall change the reference to "Board of Game" to read 30 "Board of Wildlife" in the catch line of AS 16.05.255. 31 (d) The revisor of statutes shall change the reference to "game board" to read "Board
01 of Wildlife" in AS 16.05.780(b). 02 * Sec. 8. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 03 read: 04 IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 6 and 7 OF THIS ACT. Under AS 01.05.031, 05 the revisor of statutes shall implement secs. 6 and 7 of this Act in the Alaska Statutes, and, 06 under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney shall implement sec. 6 of this Act in the 07 administrative code. 08 * Sec. 9. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 09 read: 10 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF WILDLIFE. (a) The 11 governor shall appoint two additional members to the Board of Wildlife to fill the two 12 positions added to the board by sec. 1 of this Act. Subject to AS 39.05.080, the governor 13 shall appoint one member to an initial term that expires March 1, 2007, and one member to an 14 initial term that expires March 1, 2006. 15 (b) Each member of the Board of Game who is serving on the effective date of sec. 1 16 of this Act shall continue to serve on the Board of Wildlife for the term to which the member 17 was appointed, if the member has been confirmed by the legislature or is subject to 18 confirmation by the legislature in accordance with AS 39.05.080. 19 * Sec. 10. Section 5 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 20 * Sec. 11. Except as provided in sec. 10 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2004.